Tag Archives: Michael Flynn

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Up the Ladder: In a development that confirms criminal activity in the White House, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty yesterday to making false statements to the FBI in the Russia investigation and admitted that he is cooperating …

Saturday, August 5, 2017

Jeff the Plumber: Under pressure from the President who’s called him “weak” on the issue, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a crackdown on information leaks from government sources to the press. Hours later, the NY Times posted a story saying …

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Trumped Again: A federal judge in San Francisco yesterday blocked President Trump’s move to deny federal funds to so-called “sanctuary cities.” US District Judge William H. Orrick ruled that Trump is out of bounds trying to use federal aid as …

Friday, March 31, 2017

The Russia House: Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has offered to testify in the Russian election meddling investigations in exchange for immunity from prosecution, according to a report in the Washington Post. The paper says the House and Senate …

Monday, February 13, 2017

Spillway: As many as 180,000 people have been ordered to evacuate downstream from Northern California’s giant Oroville dam after the discovery of a hole in an auxiliary spillway used to lower the level of the brimming Lake Oroville. If the …

Saturday, February 11, 2017

— Park City, UT Now Fear This: While his travel and immigration ban is mired in court, President Trump says he’s going to sign a new national security order designed to prevent terrorists from entering the country, possibly as soon as …

Thursday, February 2, 2017

What Would Mario Say?: The University of California Berkeley had an anti-free speech movement last night. About 1500 protesters gathered to object to the scheduled speech by an editor of the right-wing and racists Breitbart News. Some of the protesters pushed …

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Ghost Ship: The Alameda County prosecutor says charges of murder or manslaughter may result from the warehouse fire that killed at least 36 people over the weekend in Oakland, Calif. “It’s too premature to say where the investigation will lead …

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